Water-tower.



No. 698,284, v' y Patented Apr. 22, |9li2.

T. H. HYDE & A. D. BURNS.

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' T. H. HYDE c. A. u. BURNS.

' WATER Towen.

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" UNITED STATESPATENT EFICE.

'rHoMAs nENRnnYDE AND ALLEN DEWEY BURNS, oEAYoUNes'rowN, orno.

. .WAT ERTOWER.

" srEcIFrcAirroN formingea'rt of Letters Patent No. 6e8,ae4,'datea April 22, i992.

Avenant.. ned November 29.71901. sain N. 84,084. l(no man.)

V To all whom/it may concern.' I I Be it known that we, THOMAS HENRY HYDE` andlALLE'N DEWEY' BUENS'; citizens of the United States, residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and'State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improve-V ments in Water-Towers;l and we do hereby declare the following `to be a full, clear, and exact description Yof' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make-and use the same.`

This invention relates to tire-extinguishing apparatus, ,and has special reference to that type of apparatus vcommonly known as the water-tower. I

To this end the invention contemplates certain novel and practical improvements in the construction of a wateretower, rendering the same thoroughly effective in the service usufv ally required of re -extinguishers of that' character.

As a general object the invention has in' View an improved water-towerof the portable type, being capable of ready transportation to the scene of activity and alsoreadily shiftable from one position of advantage to another, while at the samev time comprising' means whereby a stream or streams of water can be distributedor directed'upona Vcon-tiagration atlthe'proper'working elevation. In carrying out this object' the invention embodies a construction wherein the pressure of the water'is utilized to effect Vthe extension of the tower-'tothe desired height and also involving simple and practical means whereby the 'height of the tower is alway's'under ready and perfectv control. e

Anotherobject of theinvention is to so simplify and 'arrange the jinovable elements `of th'e tower that the same .are controllable through the medium of a single device which aloneconstitutes the locking and i releasing means forl the several telescoping sections of the telescopic standpipe of the tower.

' The invention also provides a tower of such construction lthat one or a number of firemen can4 be supportedin convenient and effective working position with relation to the nozzle or nozzles, and, furthermore, to associate with the extensible telescopic standpipe a suitable 4ladder of an extensible form which moves in drawings.

"of the invention is betterunderstood,i the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of `parts'herein- 'after moreV fully described, illustrated, and

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The essential features of the invention involved in the novel mountingof the tower or standpipe sections, land the novel relation of 'the same tor the common releasing device,

as Well as'to the ladder and other parts of tendedltherewith when shot upward or col` V- the apparatus, are necessarily susceptible to Aconsiderable modification, from a structural standpoint, without departing from the spirit of theinvention; but a preferred embodiment of the tower'and its appurtenances is shown in the accompanying drawings,in..which;

l Figure l isa side elevation of awater-tower embodying the Limprovements Yco'r'iteinplated by theppresent invention. tFig??"-'Pisan enlarged elevation, partly in section, exhibiting more clearly the nested relation of the tele scoping pipe-sections of the stand-pipe and also plainlyv showing certain of said sections locked in their nested positions by the releasing device. mentary sectional view showing thegpreferred structural formation and relation of the telescoping stand-pipe section. :Figa 4 is a crosssectional view on the line vAt4t,"Fig; 2, showing the releasing deviceturnedv to a position Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragfor giving clearance to `theholding member lof one pipe-section and also'showing the locking-lugs of the said releasing 'device disposed in the vertical plane of the catchlugs on the holding member or flange of the next succeeding lower pipe-section. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the axially movable or turning releasing` device. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view lshowinga structural change which may be resortedto in providing the lockable pipe-sections with a holding member or4 tlavngeatthel upper end. Fig. 7 is a detail plan view'of'the'separate holding member shown in Fig. 6.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding vI OO parts in the several figures of the n In carrying out the present invention the tower proper may be utilized in connection with any suitable form of carrier or support providing means for the ready transportation and handling thereof, as well as for irmly sustaining it in operative relation to a structure. In apparatus of this character it is customary to associate the tower with a vehicle or truck so constructed as to provide for not only the remen, but also auxiliary fire apparatus, and therefore it will be understood that the herein-described watertower and appurtenances may be mounted upon any approved form of vehicle. IIowever, it has been deemed sufficient for illustrative purposes to illustrate in the drawings a simple form of supporting-frame l. This supporting-frame is necessarily suiiiciently heavy and strong for the purpose intended, and, as shown in the drawings, may consist of a frame of the diamond pattern made from channel-beams suitably united to provide the complete supporting-framework. It is alsopreferablethatthe saidsupporting-frame, whether of the diamond or other form, be suitably mounted upon a portable carryingtruck 2, having the axles 3, upon which are journaled vehicle-wheels 4, which permit ot' the tower being transported or moved in the sameway as ordinary portable re apparatus.

The important features of the invention are directly associated with the tower proper, which essentially consists of an upright telescopic stand-pipe 5, which is mounted within and supported by the frame 1. The tele- `scopic stand-pipe 5 includes in its general organization a base-section G, which, while in the form of a pipe, is provided at its lower end with a closing head 7 and constitutes the receiving-chamber into which the water is primarily introduced and which also is of a suiiicient size to have nested therein allot' the telescopic pipe-sections of which the remainder of the tower is composed. The basesection G of the stand-pipe may be rigidly mounted within or on the supporting-frame l in any suitable manner. Various expedients may be resorted to for uniting it to said frame-such, for instance, as spaced supporting-fianges S, upon the sides thereof, receiving therebetween the horizontal side portions S of the diamond frame l, and secured thereto by bolts or other fastenings-although, as stated, this mounting maybe varied to suit the form of frame or'other conditions without affecting the invention. The base-section 6 of the telescopic stand-pipe also has connected thereto, preferably at its lower end, an inlet-pipe connection 9, preferably fitted with a check-valve 10 of ordinary form and providing means for preventing the escape of water and holding it in the tower in the event of the hose giving out.

will of course be understood that water is admitted through the inlet 9 by means of hose connection and that any desired nu mber of hose may be employed.

In this connection it The stand-pipe as an entirety consists of a n umber of separate telescoping pipe-sections, including the base pipe-section 6, and any number of such pipe-sections may be employed according to the extreme height at which it may be desired to use the tower. For convenience in designating the different sections of the stand-pipe and rendering the operation of the lockable sections plain the said stand-pipe may properly be said to consist ofthe fixed or stationary base-section G, a nozzle-carrying section ll, and a plurality of intermediate telescoping sections l2, cop erating with the base and nozzle sections, and all of which intermediate sections are preferably lockable and releasable with the exception of the pipe-section next succeeding and receiving the nozzle-section, although it is obvious that all of the telescoping sections may be lockable and releasable and controllable from the single releasing device hereinafter more particularly referred to. Allof the said stand-pipe sections are related to each other on a true telescoping principle, and various structural modifications may be employed without affecting the telescopic action, although in the drawings the preferable construction is shown and will now be referred to.

Each of the telescoping sections of the stand-pipe, excepting the lowermost or base section G, is provided at or contiguous to the lower end thereof with an exterior limitingstop 13, which is designed to cooperate with and come in contactagainsta complementary arresting-stop 14, provided upon the inner side of the next succeeding outer section, at or within the upper end portion of said section, as may be plainlyseen from Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. All of the pipe-sections, with the exception of the uppermost or nozzle-carrying section l1, are provided with the interior arresting-stops let, which serve to arrest and hold from further outward movement the nextsucceeding innersection,which telescopes therein. The complementarystops 13 and 14 upon directly-adjacent pipe-sections may be provided in various ways--as, for instance, by counterboring the pipe-sections to produce annular shoulders; but the preferable and practicable construction is shown in the drawings to consist ot forming the said stops by means of annuli or rings either integrally or separately formed and carried by the respective pipe-sections, the lower or limiting stops 13 extending annularly about the exterior of the pipe-sections and the upper or arresting stops 14 extending annularlyaround the interior of the pipesections having the same. In this construction the complementary and opposing stops 13 and 14 are necessarily disposedin thesame vertical plane and constitute the sole points of bearing between adjoining pipe-sections, thus reducing the frictional surface to a minimum. b

To insure proper piston and liquid tight joints between the sliding sections ofthe tele- IOO IIO

scopic tower, each `of said sections is fitted at its lower end with an exterior piston-packing 15. This piston-packing isso termed on account of the piston action of the telescoping sections, and though different kinds of packing may be employed the preferable construction is shown and consists of leather packing-cups 16, encircling the exterior of the lower ends of the sliding sections and held.

firmlyin place against the exterior lower limf iting-stop 13 through the medium ofI a bindcontrolling the `height of the tower when inV use. This is provided for throughv the medium of a single releasing device, so constructed as to permit of one -or a number of the pipe-sections to be released andprojected out of the base-section at the will of the operator. As already stated, all of the pipe-sections, excepting the lowermost or base section, may be lockable and releasable; but it has been deemed sufcient for illustrative purposes to show all of the intermediate sections 12 as controllable through the said releasing device, with the exception of the pipe-section next succeeding and receivingthe nozzle-section. In carrying out this part of the invention each lockable and releasable intermediate pipe-section 12 'is provided at the upper end thereof with a holding member 20. This holding member is preferably in the form of a lug-flange extending outwardly from the said upper end of the pipe-'section and lying above the inturned abutmen-t or rest-flange 2l, projected inwardly from vthe upper end of the lower or base section 6. The outturned lug-lianges 2O of all of the lockable sections overlie one another, and the major diameter thereof is the same as the external diameter of the base-section 6, whereby all of the said lug-Iianges may cooperate with thesame releasing and locking device. Each of the outturned lug-flanges 2O of the intermediate pipe-sections is formed at its periphery with a continuous circular series of catch-lugs 22, which alternate with correspondingly-shaped rentrant clearance-spaces 23, and the said clearance-spaces 23 of the holding member or flange 2O of one pipe-section are disposed out of alinement and in alternating relation with the corresponding spaces of the next adjacent holding member or ange, whereby the catchlugs of one holding member or :flange are alternately related to the catch-lugs of adjacent members or anges, as may be plainly seen by reference `to detail Figs. 3 and 4 of tlie'drawings.

The holding members or flanges 2O may be provided at the upper ends of the lockable pipe-sections in any suitable manner. For

instance, they may be formed integrally with the pipe-section, as suggested by the illustratration in some iigures of -the drawings, or may consist of separate parts havingr bushing or neck portions 24, fitting inside of the upper end of the pipe-sections and held fast therein by suitable means, such as a screw connection or joint 25.V This construction is indicated in detail Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings; but it will be obvious that in both constructions the'thoughtis the same-namely, Y

that of providing the lockable sections at their `upper ends with outturned holding members or lug-flanges 20,'which coperate with a single releasing device v26, loosely and rotatably mounted upon thev exterior of the upper end portion of the base-section';V There# taining device 26is preferably in the form of a sleeve 27, fitting-the exterior ofthe basesection and having aninterlocking bearing connect-ion 28 with the said base-section; This r loose interlocking bearing connection 28 preferably consists of an internally-grooved bearing-,collar 29, formed at the lower end ofthe sleeve 27 and receiving'an annular retaining-rib 30, provided `upon the exterior of the base-section. The said sleeve 27 is also preferably provided with an offstanding leverhandle 31, whereby the sleeve may be readily turned in either direction, and atlits upper end the latter is further provided with an inturned lug-ilar`1.,fe32,y overhanging the complementary lianges 20 of the lockable sections when the tower is collapsed. The saidflange 32 is formed at its'inner edge with a series of regularly-spaced locking-lugs 33, valternating with correspondingly-shaped clearancespaces 34, through which may pass the catchlugs 22 on the holding members or iianges of the said lockable sections; With the parts con.- structed and relatedk as described-when the tower is collapsedall of the lockable sections are secured by simply turning the releasing device 26 to bring thelocking-lugs 33 thereof over the catch-lugs 22 of the nppermost'hold'- ing member 'or iange 20.` To release this holding member or iiange and the pipe-section carrying the same, it is simply necessary to turn the releasing device to bring the clearance-spaces 34 thereof within the vertical plane of the lugs of said holding member, whereupon the pressure of water within the tower will immediately force the section to its highest position. However, by reason of the alternating relation of the several holding members or anges'20 this movement of the releasing device brings the lugs thereof into interfering relation to the lugs 22 yof the next lower holding member or flange, as may be plainly seen from the position of parts shown in Fig. 4. Hence the lockable sections are releasable one at a time and successively; but this operation causes no delay whatever in projecting the tower, as the second section IOC IIol

can be released before the first has arrived at its uppermost limit. When water is out of the'tower, all of the sections become nested or collapsed within the base-section, so that the tower will occupy a compact arrangement upon its truck; but at the time of using the tower when the water is first turned on into the base-section the pressure thereof will immediately project the nozzle-bearing section and the next succeeding section to their uppermost positions, after which the lockable sections may be released one at a time as occasion may require.

The nozzle-carrying section 1l is designed to have fitted to the upper end thereof one or a plurality of distributing-nozzles 35, having swivel or other suitable joint connections 36 with the pipe-section, whereby the firemen may direct the same at any desired angle or at any required position and facilitate the manipulation of the nozzle. The pipesection next succeeding the nozzle-carrying section has suitably fastened or built upon the upper end thereof a working platform 37 of suiicient strength to support one or more firemen and preferably provided with a guardrailing 38.

To render the apparatus completely available at all times, it has preferably associated with the telescopic stand-pipe an extensionladder 39. This ladder may be of any suitable type adapted for the purpose and pref'- erably consists of a plurality of slidable ladder sections 40, having sliding stirrup or equivalent couplings 4l, whereby the sections can be extended one after the other. In the present invention, however, the lowermost or base section of the ladder has a fastened connection at its lower end, as at 42, with the platform or body of the truck, while the uppermost ladder-section has a suitable connection, as at 43, with the working platform 37 of the stand-pipe, whereby the ladder will necessarily be caused to be extended and collapsed simultaneously with the standpipe, and thus providing at all times a ladder-Way from the ground to the working platform.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advan- Itages of the herein-described water-tower will be readily understood without further description, and it will also be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In a water-tower, a telescopic stand-pi pe havingaplurality oflockable sections,and one releasing device supported in a fixed location and having locking means common to all of the lockable telescoping sections for effecting a locking thereof when nested, and also providing for the release of the sections one at a time and successively.

2. In a water-tower, a telescopic stand-pipe having lockable telescoping sections, and a single releasing device supported in a fixed location and having locking means common to, and coperating in a similar manner with, all of said lockable sections.

3. In a water-tower, a telescopic stand-pipe having a stationary base-section and other telescoping lockable sections, and one releasing device carried solely by the base-section and having locking means, common to all of the lockable sections, for effecting the individual locking and releasing thereof.

4. In a water-tower, the telescopic standpipe having a base-section and other telescoping lockable sections, and one releasing device mounted upon the upper end of the base-section and having locking means common to all of the lockable sections for effecting the individual locking and releasing thereof.

5. In a water-tower, a telescopic stand-pipe having lockable telescopic sections each provided with a holding member, and one releasing device occupying a fixed location and having locking means common to, and coperating in a similar manner with, the holding.,r members of all of said lockable sections.

G. In a water-tower, a telescopic stand-pipe,

havinglockable telescoping sections provided with similar holding members overlying one another when the sections are nested or collapsed, and a single releasing device mounted to operate in a fixed plane and havinglocking means coacting in a similar manner with the holding members of the several sections to effect a locking of the sections When nested, and also for the release thereof one at a time and successively.

7. In a water-tower, a telescopic stan d-pipe having telescoping sections provided with lug-flanges, aud a single releasing device having a corresponding and complementary ange.

8. In a water-tower, a telescopic stand-pipe, having telescoping sections provided at their upper ends with outturned holding-flanges having spaced lugs, and a single releasing device having a corresponding and complementary flange.

9. In a water-tower, a telescopic stand-pipe having sections provided at their upper ends with outturned flanges having spaced lugs, the major diameter of the' flanges of the different sections being the same, and a single releasing device rotatably supported and having an inturned ange overhanging those of the telescoping sections and also provided with a series of spaced lugs.

10. InaWater-tower,atelescopicstand-pipe having a base-section and other sections, the latter being provided at their upper ends With outturned flanges having spaced lugs, said lugs 011 the adjacent flanges being alternately related, and a single releasing device consistlOO IIO

ing of a sleeve rotatablv supported on the base-section and having an inturned flange also provided with a series of spaced lugs. i

11. In a Water-towenatelescopic stand-pipe comprisin g a plurality of telescoping pipe-sec` tions, said sections beingprovided with cooperating complementary limiting and arresting stops, and all excepting the lowermost or base section beingprovided with an' exterior piston-'packing including a packing-cup `and a. detachable binding-ring. Y

l2. InaWater-tower,ate1escopio stand-pipe comprising a seriesof telescoping sections, common means for locking all of the telescoping sections, excepting the innermost one, in their nested positions, and also for Succesform, n,and an extensionladder Whose base- 'fsnbstantiall y as set forth.

sively releasing the individual sections one f at a time, said innermost section being a nozzlebearing section, and the `sectionnextsucneeding the same carrying a Working platsection is connected With the supportingframe ofythe tower and Whose. top section is conneeted'with saidfworking platform, said Vextension -ladder being extended and co1 lapsed simultaneously-With .the stand-pipe, l

THOMAS HENRY HYDE; n ALLEN DEWEY BURNS.

` Witnesses; I 'ELLA DAVIS,

' JoHN I. WILLIAMS, Jr. 

